Water-supply means for cleaners and peelers.



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FRANK M. SCI-IAEIEER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SCI-IAEFEB. MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WATER-SUPPLY MEANS FOR CLEANERS AND PEELERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK M. Sorranrnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Supply Means for Cleaners and Peelers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to water supply means, more especially adapted to machines intended for cleaning and peeling potatoes, fruit, and the like, and has for its object to provide certain improvements in the same, as will be hereinafter more definitely pointed out and claimed. A

In the accompanying drawing:

The figure is a vertical central section of a peeling machine with my improved water supply means applied thereto.

In the said drawing the reference numeral 1 indicates a base comprising a pedestal, preferably molded of concrete and circular in cross section, and reinforced at its bottom with a metallic base ring 2, and formed with an interior chamber for the installation of the motor 3, shown as an electric motor of any desired or convenient kind. As shown, an aperture is provided in the front of the pedestal or base, which may be provided with a metallic lining 4, and through which access may be had to the motor. The top of the pedestal is provided with an annular channel 5, concentric with the pedestal, and which communicates at its lowest point with a discharge pipe 6.

Rigidly secured in the pedestal at its axis and extending therethrough, is a sleeve 7, in which is journaled a shaft 8, having rigidly secured on the lower end thereof and con centric therewith a cup-shaped gear wheel 9, the teeth 10 at the periphery of which mesh with complemental teeth on the driving gear wheel 11 of the motor.

Seated in the sleeve 7, asbefore described, at its upper end, and surrounding the shaft, is a ball (or other anti-friction) bearing 12, and mounted thereon and secured to the upper end of the shaft is a hub 13, to which is secured a circular disk or pan 14:, in which is permanently secured, by molding or otherwise, a plate 15 of concrete, which, as shown, is slightly concaved on its upper face, or is provided with a raised bead 16 near its periphery. As shown, apertures are provided through said pan and concave mold to permit the water to drain therefrom.

The top of the pedestal is provided outside of the drainage channel 5, before described, with a relatively deep groove or rabbet 17, concentric with the shaft and concrete plate before described, and seated therein to afford side walls for said concrete plate 15 is a substantially cylindric shell 18, constructed preferably of concrete or similar abrading material, which forms the outer wall of the receptacle for the fruit or vegetable to be treated, and the inner surface of the wall of which provides a part of the abrading surface for such treatment.

Fixed to the top of the shell 18, by means of a flange 19, permanently embedded in said shell when the latter is in a plastic state, is a flattened tube 19 having its outer wall extended downwardly into a flange 19 adapted to lie flush with the outer wall of the shell 18 when said tube is positioned thereon. Said tube 19 has a series of spray apertures 19 in the inner wall thereof near the bottom, whereby fluid may be sprayed inwardly upon the contents of the machine, and connected with said tube is a supply pipe 20, which may communicate with any source of supply for the fluid to be sprayed into the machine. As shown, a door casing 21 is molded into the side of said shell 18, and hinged to open outwardly therefrom is a door 22, which may be constructed to afford a ground joint with the casing therefor, or may be constructed to close against a suitable gasket to prevent the escape of water from the door.

In operation the machine being filled with a sufiicient quantity of articles, such as potatoes, to be peeled or cleaned, water is supplied through the pipe 20 to the flattened tube 19, and discharged therefrom annularly through the apertures 19 into the interior of the machine upon the articles being treated. The details of operation of the machine otherwise forming no part of the present invention, a description of the same is omitted, it being suflicient to say that the plate 15 is rotated, as readily will be understood, and the water and dirt is discharged through the pipe 6.

Having thus described my invention, what r I claim as new and desire to secure by Letwith said tube and connected with va source ters Patent, is of fluid supply. 7

The combination With a Wall of plastic In testimony whereof I have hereunto material, of a flattened fluid tube having an subscribed my name in the presence of tWo 5 integraldflange on its underiide countersunk subscribing Witnesses. 7

into sai Wall at the top 0 the latter, and 7 having a depending flange thereon disposed FRANK SOHAEFER' flush with the outer face of said Wall, said Witnesses: tube being apertured to discharge the con- CHARLES WV. HILLs, J12, 10 tents thereof, and a pipe communicating LAWRENCE REIBSTEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. 0. 

